"Joining formally is out of the question for me. I've always been a free spirit and don't like being constrained," Qin Lin replied with a smile to Duncan, who had extended the olive branch. "However, I don't mind being an associate member. If you need anything while I'm in Jinling, Captain Deng, you can reach out to me anytime."
"Great!" Duncan was naturally overjoyed at the response. "Then it's settled. From now on, you're an associate member of the Jinling Qilin Guards' Team C. We just need to wait a little longer."
Checking his watch, Duncan continued, "It's five-thirty in the afternoon now, and the banquet will end at nine-thirty. I've already notified the organizers of this meeting and the owner of Qinhuai Manor. After the party ends, he will arrange for everyone to be evacuated immediately, leaving no one behind. So, at eleven o'clock tonight, we move!"
"I have no objections."
"Same here."
